Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export data and expectations that U.S. farmers might increase soybean seedings this spring and plant less corn, […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations
JBS posts large loss, announces reorganization
Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazilian meat packer JBS posted a much larger-than-expected first-quarter loss on Thursday, but its shares jumped the day after it announced a corporate reorganization to bring […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs gain most since December on strong cash markets
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hogs surged as much as 2.5 per cent for their biggest daily gains since December on Wednesday, lifted by rising cash prices and wholesale […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans surge with USDA report
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade both posted gains during the week ended Wednesday, and further advances are likely, according to an analyst. […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s fate rests on fund buying
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, following strength in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans, but one analyst says it could […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures declined on Wednesday in a light profit-taking setback, one day after bullish soy stocks data in a monthly U.S. government report […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs jump, cattle firm on gains in meat prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs gained the most in a week on Tuesday while cattle futures rose for the eighth straight session, with each commodity rising in tandem […] Read more
Agropur halts its diafiltered milk imports
Updated, May 11, 2016 — Canadian dairy processing co-operative Agropur says a three-month national program to subsidize use of Canadian dairy ingredients will allow it to “immediately” end its own […] Read more
Bullish canola futures hit new highs
CNS Canada –– Both old- and new-crop canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform climbed to new highs on Tuesday, with a bullish reaction to U.S. supply/demand data […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy soars to 18-month top as USDA tightens stocks view
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged more than five per cent to their highest level in 18 months on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast that […] Read more
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